Biden Announces 'Major Sanctions' for Russia Following Navalny's Death

Biden Announces 'Major Sanctions' for Russia Following Navalny's Death

Mateo Guillamont
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February 22, 2024
US President Joe Biden has announced a major sanctions package targeting Russia will be unveiled this Friday, February 23rd.  President Biden’s announcement comes after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in a Russian penal colony earlier last week.  Navalny had already been the subject of two previous assassination attempts with deadly chemical and nerve agents […]
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Rubio Meets with President Milei in Trip to Bolster US-Argentina Relations

Rubio Meets with President Milei in Trip to Bolster US-Argentina Relations

Mateo Guillamont
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February 21, 2024
US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently met with Argentina President Javier Milei during a trip to Argentina aimed at strengthening diplomatic and economic ties among the US and Argentina.  Senator Rubio commended President Milei’s bold economic resurgence plans for Argentina, a nation whose economy has been battered by previous left-wing governments.  Argentina elected Milei to […]
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Mast Agrees With Putin's Characterization of President Biden as 'Predictable'

Mast Agrees With Putin's Characterization of President Biden as 'Predictable'

Jackson Bakich
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February 20, 2024
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) appeared on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America” program on Sunday to discuss the foreign policy strategies of President Joe Biden (D) and his administration. The program hosts mentioned the developing story concerning Russia’s stated efforts to put a nuclear weapon in space. When asked about this possibility and the Biden administration’s ability […]
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Fight Over Border Widens as DHS Warns of Reduced Operations

Fight Over Border Widens as DHS Warns of Reduced Operations

Mateo Guillamont
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February 16, 2024
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced its funding shortfalls could cause it to scale back border security and deportation procedures in the near future.  DHS’s announcement came shortly after the US Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid package that contained scant border security provisions.   DHS spokesperson Erin Heeter reportedly said that President […]
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No Sign of Improvement in Red Sea as CENTCOM Intercepts Weapons Shipment

No Sign of Improvement in Red Sea as CENTCOM Intercepts Weapons Shipment

Mateo Guillamont
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February 15, 2024
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported having intercepted an Iranian ship carrying lethal weapons destined for the Houthis in Yemen.  A U.S. Coast Guard cutter, USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr (WPC 1147), located the vessel and boarded it, uncovering vast amounts of conventional weapons and lethal aid. According to CENTCOM, over 200 packages containing medium-range ballistic […]
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Scott Seeks to Prevent Biden from Halting Lawful Cross-Border Trade in New Bill

Scott Seeks to Prevent Biden from Halting Lawful Cross-Border Trade in New Bill

Mateo Guillamont
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February 12, 2024
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) joined Sen. Ted Cruz (R-FL) in introducing the Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open Act to prevent the closure of commercial ports of entry late last week.  Senator Scott’s bill responds to President Joe Biden’s administration’s decision to shut down certain commercial ports of entry to allegedly combat illegal immigration […]
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Machado Looks to Turn Venezuela Into the 'Energy Hub of the Americas'

Machado Looks to Turn Venezuela Into the 'Energy Hub of the Americas'

Mateo Guillamont
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February 8, 2024
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado appeared in a House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the fight for freedom in Venezuela led by U.S. Representative Maria-Elvira Salazar (R-FL). Machado overwhelmingly won the Venezuelan opposition party’s recent primary elections. However, Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s puppet Venezuelan Supreme Court invalidated the election results and barred Machado shortly afterward. Machado has […]
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Salazar to Host Venezuela’s Machado in Foreign Affairs Committee

Salazar to Host Venezuela’s Machado in Foreign Affairs Committee

Mateo Guillamont
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February 6, 2024
US Representative Maria-Elvira Salazar (R-FL) will lead a House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee hearing into the fight for freedom in Venezuela this Wednesday, January 7th.  The hearing will feature Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as the main witness.  Machado overwhelmingly won the Venezuelan opposition party’s recent primary elections. However, Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s […]
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Scott Joins Conservative Senators in Calling for Investigation of FBI’s anti-Catholic Practices

Scott Joins Conservative Senators in Calling for Investigation of FBI’s anti-Catholic Practices

Mateo Guillamont
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February 5, 2024
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has co-authored a letter with Senator Chuck Grassley requesting answers regarding the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) targeting of certain Catholic groups.  Senator Scott’s letter revitalizes an effort to review the FBI’s potentially anti-Catholic actions after reports alleging such behavior emerged earlier in 2023.  In a declassified memorandum from the FBI’s […]
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Rubio Renews Calls for Hamas Deportations as Biden Sanctions Israelis

Rubio Renews Calls for Hamas Deportations as Biden Sanctions Israelis

Mateo Guillamont
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February 2, 2024
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) is refloating calls to deport Hamas supporters residing in the US after President Joe Biden announced sanctions against certain Israeli citizens.  According to a State Department communication, President Biden’s sanctions respond to certain Israeli citizen’s involvement in attacks against civilian populations in the West Bank.  The individuals named in the sanctions […]
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Scott, Rubio, and Colleagues Request Biden Take Immediate Action on Venezuela

Scott, Rubio, and Colleagues Request Biden Take Immediate Action on Venezuela

Mateo Guillamont
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February 1, 2024
Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) sent President Joe Biden a letter urging him to immediately impose recently lifted sanctions on Venezuela.   The letter comes amidst Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s latest actions to prevent a free and fair presidential election later this year.  President Biden had spearheaded an effort to […]
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Moskowitz Leads Bipartisan Effort Pressuring Biden to Increase Iranian Sanctions

Moskowitz Leads Bipartisan Effort Pressuring Biden to Increase Iranian Sanctions

Mateo Guillamont
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January 31, 2024
US Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) sent a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden requesting that he increase its administration’s sanctions on Iran.  According to Representative Moskowitz’s office, President Biden’s “lax sanctions policy” has resulted in “ over $88 billion flowing into Iran’s coffers.” Iran’s funding of foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) across the Middle East has […]
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Republicans Want US to ‘Reconsider’ Relationship with UN Amidst UNRWA Scandal

Republicans Want US to ‘Reconsider’ Relationship with UN Amidst UNRWA Scandal

Mateo Guillamont
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January 30, 2024
The United Nations (UN) is facing staunch criticism after Israeli intelligence reports exposed connections between the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and Hamas.  Last weekend, Israel reported having uncovered that twelve members of UNRWA were involved in the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. New reports following Israel’s original allegations claim around 1,200 […]
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Venezuela-US Barbados Sanctions Agreement Fails

Venezuela-US Barbados Sanctions Agreement Fails

Mateo Guillamont
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January 30, 2024
The US has announced it will consider imposing new sanctions on Venezuela after Venezuelan Autocrat Nicolas Maduro banned democratic opposition primary winner Maria Corina Machado.  President Joe Biden had spearheaded an effort to convince Maduro’s regime to permit for democratic elections to occur in Venezuela later this year. As part of President Biden’s initiative, the […]
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Domestic Pressure Grows for Biden as Three Americans are Killed by Iran Drone Strike

Domestic Pressure Grows for Biden as Three Americans are Killed by Iran Drone Strike

Mateo Guillamont
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January 29, 2024
President Joe Biden (D) is facing mounting criticism after three Americans were killed and dozens more injured during an Iranian-backed drone strike in northeast Jordan.  US Central Command (CENTCOM) released a statement yesterday, January 28, announcing the attack and initial casualties.  An update to the original statement revealed the total number of casualties remained at […]
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Outrage Over Alleged UN Staff Cooperation with Hamas Terrorists During October 7th Attacks

Outrage Over Alleged UN Staff Cooperation with Hamas Terrorists During October 7th Attacks

Mateo Guillamont
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January 26, 2024
Allegations have just emerged that twelve members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) were involved in the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. A statement from the US Department of State responding to the allegations stated the US is “extremely troubled” and announced the US would freeze all […]
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Bill on Patriotic Organizations would Protect ‘Moms for Liberty’ and Similar Groups

Bill on Patriotic Organizations would Protect ‘Moms for Liberty’ and Similar Groups

Mateo Guillamont
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January 25, 2024
Florida Senator Tom Wright (R-8) has filed a bill that would protect patriotic organizations’ rights to use school property as part of their organizational purposes.  Senator Wright’s legislation defines patriotic organizations as those with an educational purpose that promotes patriotism and civic involvement in accordance with federal law.  If passed, the law would permit representatives […]
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Conservatives Decry Biden's Venezuela Strategy as Dissidents are Jailed

Conservatives Decry Biden's Venezuela Strategy as Dissidents are Jailed

Mateo Guillamont
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January 23, 2024
President Joe Biden has again come under fire for his administration’s Venezuela foreign policy strategy  after the arrest of opposition leader Juan Freites. The arrest was published by ‘Vente Venezuela’, the political party opposing Dictator Maduro’s authoritarian regime.  Freites was the director of campaigning for Vente Venezuela and was allegedly dragged into a black pick-up […]
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